Brit Daniels says her love for pop music started, like most of us, listening to *NSYNC, Britney Spears, and The Backstreet Boys. She would watch TRL every day when she got home from school. She loves the videos, the catchy songs, and sense of fun they had.
Halsey’s Hopeless Fountain Kingdom Is A Masterpiece
Okay, we’re about to dive into the layers of my life that I don’t think I have ever mentioned – at least not out loud. I’m not sure if I’m even proud to admit that I once had a tumblr. I really used it for the 1D gifs and trying to be one of the lucky fans who Taylor Swift followed. While we’re here discussing 1D and Taylor, we all watched the Haylor relationship unfold, right? I know, I know. What the hell does this have to do with Halsey?!
Billy Raffoul’s Powerful Song Driver Is Just The Beginning
As soon as I heard Billy Raffoul’s anthemic “Driver” I knew he had something. The song is so powerful and dynamic.
New Music Alert: Olivia’s I Choose This Love
Olivia’s new video for “I Choose This Love” is such a beautiful story set to the backdrop of a soaring, shimmering pop single. We’re so excited to premiere this sweet video and talk to Olivia about her music.
Ships Have Sailed Don’t Take Shortcuts
Ships Have Sailed are that perfect mix between pop and alt rock, since their debut EP Someday they’ve been popping up at SXSW and CMJ and have been praised by NPR. Their stunning acoustic EP Whispers sent them on tour last fall, but their new single “Up” really caught our attention.
Daphne Willis Wants To Talk About Mental Illness
Daphne Willis wrote a lot of poetry in school, and by the time she started learning acoustic guitar she had her lyrics ready to go. She started playing open mic in college and eventually forming a band.
New Music Alert: MILKK
It’s early April and I am getting coffee with a friend of mine that is an artist here in Nashville. We chat about his solo shows, acts he is playing guitar for, and his recent child that was just born. About midway through our conversation, Pat Kiloran tells me about an idea that he and longtime friend Jack Vondrachek had been collaborating on.
Grace Mitchell Is The Cool Girl We Want To Be
The weather didn’t look great for Grace Mitchell’s show. It had rained all morning but it had subsided for the moment. There was no one I was more excited to see on Sunday at Hangout Fest. “Now” is one of my favorite songs this year. The hard rock edge combined with 80s synths make it so instantly catchy.
‘Harry Styles’ is Harry Styles Through and Through
It’s taken me about a week to synthesize my thoughts around “Harry Styles,” the debut album from my very favorite dude, but I finally feel like I have calmed down enough to put words on a page. I want to start by saying I am trying to make this as unbiased and as thoughtful as possible, but let’s be honest, we all know I can’t say a bad word about Harry and that’s why y’all love (or hate) me. Anyway, it would be a vast understatement to say that I wasn’t on the edge of my seat for a literal year waiting for this album, but I was a little nervous – no one knew what #SoloStyles was going to sound like, and I was really hoping it would be something I enjoyed. Harry has an interesting taste in music, so it had the potential to be anything.
Ronnie Heart Is The Performer We’ve Been Waiting For
Ronnie Heart has been a sort of fascination of mine, I used to work in Dallas and I’d see him almost everywhere. After following him on Instagram I became fascinated by his eclectic style and incredible live performances.